May 18 (Reuters) - Reuters sports schedule at 0001 GMT on Wednesday (times GMT):
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NHL
TORONTO - Henrik and Daniel Sedin appear to have mastered a heightened sensory relationship on the ice that approaches telepathy, but it really is no mystery what the identical brothers are thinking these days. (NHL-PLAYOFFS/SEDINS, moved, by Steve Keating, 500 words)
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BOSTON - The Boston Bruins will try to draw even in the Eastern Conference finals after losing the opening game of their best-of-seven series to the Tampa Bay Lightning. (NHL-PLAYOFFS/, expect by 0300, pix, 350 words)
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NBA
NEW YORK - He may descend from sports royalty and the glamour of a famous father and a beauty queen mother, but Chicago Bulls center Joakim Noah is not shying away from the dirty work in pursuit of an NBA title. (NBA-PLAYOFFS-BULLS/NOAH, expect by 1900, by Larry Fine, 400 words)
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DALLAS - The Oklahoma City Thunder open the Western Conference finals on the road against a well-rested Dallas Mavericks team that is coming off a four-game sweep of the defending champion Los Angeles Lakers. (NBA-PLAYOFFS/, expect by 0345, pix, 350 words)
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BASEBALL
DETROIT - Major League Baseball home runs leader Jose Bautista and the Toronto Blue Jays visit the Detroit Tigers seeking a win that would keep them in the hunt for the American League East division lead. (BASEBALL-TIGERS/, expect by 0300, pix, 250 words)
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NEW YORK - Harmon Killebrew, a powerful home run hitter and face of the Minnesota Twins whose nickname "The Killer" belied a soft-spoken demeanor, died on Tuesday of esophageal cancer. He was 74. (BASEBALL-KILLEBREW/OBIT, moved, by Daniel Trotta, 600 word)
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SOCCER
Europa League final, Dublin
Porto v Braga (1845)
DUBLIN - Porto head to Ireland's capital seeking to beat compatriots Braga and lift the Europa League trophy seven years after their last major European honour in the shape of a surprise Champions League triumph. (SOCCER-EUROPA/, expect by 2145, pix, tv, by Padraic Halpin, 600 words)
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Ligue 1
Girondins Bordeaux v Paris St Germain (1700)
Lille v Sochaux (1700)
PARIS - Lille can effectively seal the French title thanks to their favourable goal difference if they beat Sochaux. (SOCCER-FRANCE/, expect by 2000, pix, by Julien Pretot, 400 words)
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CYCLING
Giro d'Italia (to 29)
CASTELLFIDARDO, Italy - Alberto Contador is the overall leader heading into the 11th eleventh stage, a hilly 144km trek from Tortoreto Lido to Castelfidardo. (CYCLING-GIRO/, expect by 1600, by Alasdair Fotheringham, 400 words)
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LAUSANNE - The candidates for the 2018 winter Olympics pitch their plans to the International Olympic Committee for the last time prior to the IOC vote on July 6. (OLYMPICS-2018/ expect first take by 1500, pix, tv, by Karolos Grohmann, 400 words)
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MOTOR RACING
Spanish Formula One Grand Prix
LONDON - For years, Spanish Grand Prix fans have bought tickets to their home race expecting a procession in Barcelona and only hoping Fernando Alonso will be leading it. Formula One's most predictable race could be much less so this time round. (MOTOR RACING-PRIX/PREVIEW, expect by 1400, pix, graphic, by Alan Baldwin, 500 words)
We will also move a facts and figures box, statistics and drivers' form sheet for the fifth race of the season.
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TENNIS
ATP: Nice Open, France (to 22)
World Team Cup, Duesseldorf, Germany (to 22)
WTA: Brussels Open, Belgium (to 22)
Strasbourg International, France (to 22)
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FEATURE
SOCCER
BELGRADE - Known for a free-flowing production line of talent, the Netherlands showed off the potential national heroes of the future when they won their first under-17 European Championship title at the weekend. (SOCCER-EURO/UNDER, moving at 0002, 0702 and 1202 , pix, 990 words
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NHL
TORONTO - Henrik and Daniel Sedin appear to have mastered a heightened sensory relationship on the ice that approaches telepathy, but it really is no mystery what the identical brothers are thinking these days. (NHL-PLAYOFFS/SEDINS, moved, by Steve Keating, 500 words)
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BOSTON - The Boston Bruins will try to draw even in the Eastern Conference finals after losing the opening game of their best-of-seven series to the Tampa Bay Lightning. (NHL-PLAYOFFS/, expect by 0300, pix, 350 words)
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NBA
NEW YORK - He may descend from sports royalty and the glamour of a famous father and a beauty queen mother, but Chicago Bulls center Joakim Noah is not shying away from the dirty work in pursuit of an NBA title. (NBA-PLAYOFFS-BULLS/NOAH, expect by 1900, by Larry Fine, 400 words)
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DALLAS - The Oklahoma City Thunder open the Western Conference finals on the road against a well-rested Dallas Mavericks team that is coming off a four-game sweep of the defending champion Los Angeles Lakers. (NBA-PLAYOFFS/, expect by 0345, pix, 350 words)
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BASEBALL
DETROIT - Major League Baseball home runs leader Jose Bautista and the Toronto Blue Jays visit the Detroit Tigers seeking a win that would keep them in the hunt for the American League East division lead. (BASEBALL-TIGERS/, expect by 0300, pix, 250 words)
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NEW YORK - Harmon Killebrew, a powerful home run hitter and face of the Minnesota Twins whose nickname "The Killer" belied a soft-spoken demeanor, died on Tuesday of esophageal cancer. He was 74. (BASEBALL-KILLEBREW/OBIT, moved, by Daniel Trotta, 600 word)
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SOCCER
Europa League final, Dublin
Porto v Braga (1845)
DUBLIN - Porto head to Ireland's capital seeking to beat compatriots Braga and lift the Europa League trophy seven years after their last major European honour in the shape of a surprise Champions League triumph. (SOCCER-EUROPA/, expect by 2145, pix, tv, by Padraic Halpin, 600 words)
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Ligue 1
Girondins Bordeaux v Paris St Germain (1700)
Lille v Sochaux (1700)
PARIS - Lille can effectively seal the French title thanks to their favourable goal difference if they beat Sochaux. (SOCCER-FRANCE/, expect by 2000, pix, by Julien Pretot, 400 words)
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CYCLING
Giro d'Italia (to 29)
CASTELLFIDARDO, Italy - Alberto Contador is the overall leader heading into the 11th eleventh stage, a hilly 144km trek from Tortoreto Lido to Castelfidardo. (CYCLING-GIRO/, expect by 1600, by Alasdair Fotheringham, 400 words)
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LAUSANNE - The candidates for the 2018 winter Olympics pitch their plans to the International Olympic Committee for the last time prior to the IOC vote on July 6. (OLYMPICS-2018/ expect first take by 1500, pix, tv, by Karolos Grohmann, 400 words)
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MOTOR RACING
Spanish Formula One Grand Prix
LONDON - For years, Spanish Grand Prix fans have bought tickets to their home race expecting a procession in Barcelona and only hoping Fernando Alonso will be leading it. Formula One's most predictable race could be much less so this time round. (MOTOR RACING-PRIX/PREVIEW, expect by 1400, pix, graphic, by Alan Baldwin, 500 words)
We will also move a facts and figures box, statistics and drivers' form sheet for the fifth race of the season.
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TENNIS
ATP: Nice Open, France (to 22)
World Team Cup, Duesseldorf, Germany (to 22)
WTA: Brussels Open, Belgium (to 22)
Strasbourg International, France (to 22)
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FEATURE
SOCCER
BELGRADE - Known for a free-flowing production line of talent, the Netherlands showed off the potential national heroes of the future when they won their first under-17 European Championship title at the weekend. (SOCCER-EURO/UNDER, moving at 0002, 0702 and 1202 , pix, 990 words
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